07 March 2004

For Ashley

There are two men out and it’s in the ninth and the score is four to three There's a man on first and a man at bat and the man at bat is me And I'm sorta scared and I'm sorta proud and I'm stronger than I seem And I take a swing and my dad is there and it’s what you'd call a dream For the ball flies in the sun and it sails off as I run The crowd is roaring; cheering as I go; so are all the guys on the team And I run for home and we win the game and it’s what you'd call a dream

And the sun shines like diamonds The summer sun shines like diamonds The summer sun, high in a baseball sky, shines like diamonds And the sun shines like diamonds And the sun shines like diamonds

There are two men out and it’s in the ninth and the score is four to three There's a man on first and a man at bat and the man at bat is me And it’s what you'd call a dream

The preceding is one of the best audition songs for tenors you can ever find. It was written by Craig Carnelia and is from his off-broadway revue "Diamonds." Every audition I've been in where we've heard this, the director will ask "What is that from??? It's a winner.

Also, Ashley. Merrily we Roll Along is a Sondheim show like I thought. Cheers.